Paranoid Puppets

Ambiguous - adjective: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

This should be listed along side of what it is exactly that the DHS does. Dept. of Homeland Under Scrutiny is a good name for them. Who is it that is really under the microscope and how is it that they are involved in every aspect of government but no one really knows what they do? This is why I choose the word ambiguous to describe this uber-government agency.

Sesame Street has teamed up with them if you did not know. I am not sure at this point which is scarier: That Sesame Street did this or that no one seems to think that this is very, very wrong. Is it innocent and just merely trying to inform and protect our young one? You know, the children that need to be raised by a village apparently. Or is it something more sinister? Either way it comes off as propaganda. Just how long will it be before children are calling 1-800-Bad-American and turning in their parents, teachers and neighbors?

Grover says, "If you hear anyone speaking badly of the United States, do not hesitate to call in the DHS. Be sure to do your part!"

Extreme, yes but far fetched, I do not think so. Then again, people tend to view the past through rose colored glasses; how past wars have been romanticized and all the rest forgotten. Is the paranoia of the 50's gone? Did people forget just how paranoid the government made us feel? Even the Cunningham's had a bomb shelter ~ and you can't get more American than The Cunninghams. There must be a commie around every corner!

If this is for education on what to do in a disaster then why is DHS involved? Why not FEMA? Why not PEMA? Are we that lost that we need the federal government to intervene and tell us how to protect our families during a disaster? Is Kermit going to whip out some duct tape and extra thick, chemically resistant plastic? Is Grover going to instruct the children to hide under their desk incase of a nuclear attack?

I can not and will not apologize for how my mind works, nor should I have to. No one should have to do that. But it seems to me that this is where we are heading; people now afraid to speak their minds for fear of some sort of repercussion from the shadows.

So lets take a children's show; a beloved show and turn it in to government propaganda. Americans now seem so quick to give up their rights and ideals all in the name of safety and security. Maybe I am the one with issues here; maybe I am nuts. Well, if so, make mine fresh roasted please. Bert and Ernie are going to tell our kids about the terrorist threat; about Jihad; about dirty bombs? So much for stop, drop and roll. This message from the DHS has been brought to you by the letter, "I". The world has gone insane.

Unless I have completely erased my childhood, I do not have any memories of government propaganda in Sesame Street. It is like our GPS is broken and we've lost our way; can't find our way unless the Gov. points it out to us. The road ahead is dark and the right street is getting harder and harder to find. . .

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